Contested governance between politics and professionalism in Taiwan

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ID3986246
AuthorsM S Ho (0000-0001-6879-1783, Nanhua University, corresponding author), Ming-Sho Ho
Year2004
Volume34
Issue2
Pages238-253
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00472330480000071
OpenAlexW2014972709
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited17

This essay critically examines the evolution of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Taiwan. The 'American-style' EIA was originally introduced in Taiwan as an economic policy-making instrument. During the 1980s, grassroots environmental protests rose. The state first met the popular opposition by denying their professional status, and then sought a more peaceful resolution by upgrading the EIA. In 1994, owing to the combined effects of more accountable parliamentary and environmentalists' lobbying, the EIA was finally codified. Democratization also made the codified EIA more powerful and professional, as environmentalists preferred. The latter part of this essay examines the actual practice of the EIA since 1995, with special attention to some controversial cases. The current EIA failed the proclaimed standard of "science and objectivity," as politics lurked in the disguise of professionalism

Civil society · Corporate governance · Democracy · Democratization · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental governance · Grassroots · Management · Objectivity (philosophy · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Public Administration

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